Price displays on all signs posted by gas stations other than signs on dispensing devices.

Introduction

This bill would clarify the requirements for price displays at gas stations that advertise to vehicles on the road. If such signs are posted, they must display the price, defined as the sum of the basic price per gallon plus all applicable taxes, of at least the lowest grade of gasoline offered for sale. This bill would also permit the use of LED signs.

Conflict of interest disclosures from executives of city-funded not-for-profit organizations.

Introduction

This bill would require all persons in leadership positions at not-for-profit organizations that receive funding from the city to submit financial disclosures, including the material terms of any transaction, direct or indirect, between such person and any institution, any partnership of which such person is a member, or any corporation in which such person holds 10% or more of outstanding common stock.

Provision of housing applications in multiple languages by the department of housing preservation and development.

Introduction

Title 8 of the New York City Administrative Code requires certain agencies to provide materials in languages other than English, but the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is not currently subject to this requirement. This bill would require HPD to make all applications and corresponding instruction materials available in English, Arabic, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, and Spanish and allow HPD to use additional languages at its discretion. It would also require HPD to provide a notice, listing all the languages in which applications are available, with all application forms, on HPD’s website and in areas of HPD offices that are open to the public.

Requiring the commissioner of correction, in coordination with the commissioner of health and mental hygiene, to post a quarterly report on its website regarding punitive segregation, restricted housing and clinical alternative to punitive segregation hou

Int. No. 298-A would limit the circumstances under which a person other than a licensed rigger could supervise the hoisting or lowering of articles on the outside of a building. It would also require that, where hoisting or lowering of articles on the outside of a building is performed by or under the supervision of a person who is not a licensed rigger, such person must complete a Department of Buildings-approved training course (rather than having the option of completing an accredited certification program).

Int. No. 299-A would change the requirements for obtaining a hoisting machine operator license by requiring that applicants for class A licenses have qualifying experience in New York City and that applicants for both class A and class B licenses successfully complete examinations administered by the Department of Buildings (rather than an accredited organization).

Current law generally requires that property owners keep snow and other material from accumulating near fire hydrants fronting their properties. The bill clarifies the bounds of that area by making clear that the fire hydrant itself must also be cleared, narrowing the area to a size that is more closely in line with what the Fire Department needs for access to the hydrant, and clarifying that property owners are not required to actively clear snow and other material from the street itself. The bill also makes the penalties for failing to clear snow from such area consistent with the penalties for failing to clear snow from a sidewalk. It also removes the criminal penalties for failure to remove snow from sidewalks.

Additional reporting by the board of elections to the council regarding performance.

Introduction

This bill would require the New York City Board of Elections to report data relating to performance goals set by the Mayor and Council twice per year, on dates approximately one and a half months prior to the mandated due dates for the Mayor’s Management Report.

This bill would create a program recognizing nail salons that are healthier than otherwise required for employees and consumers. Nail salons would be permitted to apply for such recognition as a healthier nail salon by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and in exchange would be required to abide by standards set by the Department for product safety, ventilation, and worker safety. Certified healthier nail salons would be eligible for reimbursement for part of the cost of a ventilation unit.
The bill would also create a one-year, seven-member taskforce on health and safety in nail salons, with four members appointed by the Mayor, two by the Speaker of the Council, and one by the Public Advocate. It would be required to issue a report relating to a variety of nail salons health and safety issues, and recommendations for improving health and safety in nail salons.

Currently, Section 14 of the New York City Charter establishes an Office of Veterans Affairs within the mayor’s office. This bill would establish a separate Department of Veterans Affairs (the “Department”), headed by a Commissioner of Veterans Affairs. The bill would provide the Department with the responsibility to cooperate with federal, state, and local agencies and to inform and assist members of the armed forces and veterans, and their families in matters relating to: educational training and retraining services and facilities; health, medical, and rehabilitation services and facilities; provisions of federal, state, and local laws and regulations giving special rights and privileges to members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families; employment and re-employment services; and other appropriate matters.
The Office of Veterans Affairs is currently advised by a Veterans Advisory Board comprised of nine members (five appointment by the mayor and four appointed by the speaker of the City Council), all of whom are veterans. This bill requires the Veterans Advisory Board to advise the commissioner on all matters concerning veterans, as well as keeping the requirements that they meet quarterly, keep records of meetings, and submit an annual report of their activities to the mayor and the council on or before December 31 of each year.
Additionally, this bill amends the New York City Administrative Code to require the Department to publish information on its website concerning resources intended to assist veterans in obtaining employment, and to consult with city agencies to identify job postings for inclusion on the Federal veterans’ job bank. Finally, the bill requires each city agency to designate an employee to act as a liaison with veterans within the agency, and the Department to provide periodic training to the veterans’ liaisons, as well as to post on its website the names of the liaisons at each city agency.

Under the bill, the Department of Transportation (DOT) would be required to conduct a study on truck route compliance. The study would include locations where large numbers of truck drivers regularly operate off designated truck routes may also include areas of concern identified by Council Members and Community Boards. Based on the study, the DOT would institute measures to increase truck route compliance, including but not limited to, converting two-way streets to one-way streets, posting of signs regarding the permissible use of certain routes by trucks, and education and outreach to the trucking industry. DOT would post the study, including the locations of such measures, on its website and submit a copy to the Council no later than January 1, 2017.

Requiring the Commissioner of the dept of environmental protection and the fire commissioner to select, and the commissioner of the dept of environmental protection to install and maintain fire hydrant markers.